Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Yearling steers sold steady to 3.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady on similar quality with moderate demand. Yearling heifers stronger undertone in a limited comparison. Buyers showing preference for long-weaned preconditioned calf packages and yearlings. Fleshy, soft, short-weaned calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.74/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.12 against this barn's trailing median of $405.87.

Average price

$240.74

104 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$37.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.01

vs KY average

+0.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	243.04	1,350	95
Large 1-2	550	239.00	1,315	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	529	216.47	1,145	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	563	205.50	1,156	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.54/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $449.23, low $332.88, median $405.87 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale104 hd

240.74

—

KY average17 barns · 496 hd

236.73

+4.01

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+0.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

405.87

−165.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,583	165.43	2,619	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	134.42	1,973	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	134.31	1,657	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	119.43	1,223	34
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,115	143.00	1,594	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,455	133.00	1,935	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$1,824	3thin

Every lot, as filed

118 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	235.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	225.59/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	221.56/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,145	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	440	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	236.93/cwt	235.50–239.00	2,004	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,773	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	173.77/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	245.03/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,411	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	248.22/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,293	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	248.45/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	235.77/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,690	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	256.38/cwt	252.50–260.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	208.35/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	240.28/cwt	239.00–240.50	1,670	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	249.87/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	248.88/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,546	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	216.08/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	222.60/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	219.03/cwt	200.00–239.00	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	238.81/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,211	16
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	225.84/cwt	222.50–235.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	228.52/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	266.16/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	262.66/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	248.52/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,814	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	269.73/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,599	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,626	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	552	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	265.55/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,684	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	295.14/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,547	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	256.36/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	277.94/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,829	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,202	53
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	779	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,792	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,115	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	283.75/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	264.76/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,133	16
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	244.47/cwt	232.50–257.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	269.42/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	179.26/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	122.79/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,518	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	139.28/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,747	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	132.58/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,580	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	140.62/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,063	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	131.58/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,879	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	122.82/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,950	4
Steers	Select	—	1,455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	112.97/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,072	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	124.76/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,346	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	95.83/cwt	93.00–98.00	771	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	159.68/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	146.95/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,692	175.12/cwt	168.00–185.00	2,963	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	152.72/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,761	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	134.62/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	1,824.39/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	275.79/cwt	275.00–277.00	974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	323	215.19/cwt	210.00–220.00	695	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	205.84/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,264	12
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	234.64/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,255	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	248.50/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	521	197.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	419	215.59/cwt	200.00–225.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	243.10/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	249.52/cwt	242.50–270.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	233.56/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,343	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,112	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	706	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	222.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	709	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	735	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	238.22/cwt	237.50–240.00	958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	559	227.73/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,273	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	560	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,127	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	757	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	805	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	228.04/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	263.05/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,255	6

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Sep 3, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,024Last week 620Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 80Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	517	245.00–252.50	248.45
7	550–600	574	230.00–240.00	235.62
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
6	650–700	677	230.00–235.00	232.52
5	700–750	716	227.50–230.00	228.52
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	210.00–220.00	214.94
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	276.00	276.00
3	450–500	491	260.00–268.00	262.66
14	500–550	521	257.50–277.50	266.16
27	550–600	593	262.50–270.00	269.73
1	600–650	640	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	720	243.00	243.00
3	750–800	760	247.00	247.00
39	800–850	846	235.50–239.00	236.93
53	900–950	949	232.00	232.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	224.00	224.00
7	750–800	779	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	524	283.00–305.00	295.14
12	550–600	559	277.50–287.00	283.75
38	600–650	634	256.00–270.00	265.55
88	650–700	658	255.00–282.50	277.94
31	700–750	718	245.00–261.00	256.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	232.50	232.50
3	300–350	318	210.00–230.00	222.88
5	350–400	375	222.50–235.00	225.84
11	400–450	429	200.00–239.00	219.03
4	450–500	459	220.00–232.00	225.59
5	500–550	517	220.00–224.00	221.56
1	550–600	590	191.00	191.00
12	600–650	626	200.00–222.00	216.08
7	650–700	668	190.00–225.00	208.35
1	700–750	740	167.50	167.50
2	750–800	768	161.00–164.00	162.50
2	800–850	835	170.00–177.50	173.77
1	850–900	850	143.00	143.00
1	950–1000	955	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	432	247.00–254.00	249.87
17	450–500	472	247.00–252.50	248.52
15	500–550	521	247.00–249.00	248.22
52	550–600	576	242.00–248.00	245.03
27	600–650	621	247.00–250.00	248.88
87	650–700	695	239.00–240.50	240.28
21	700–750	717	232.00–240.00	235.77
17	750–800	799	227.00	227.00
41	800–850	804	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	252.50–260.00	256.38
4	300–350	329	242.50–270.00	249.52
11	400–450	429	240.00–245.00	243.10
4	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
16	500–550	507	235.00–244.00	238.81
12	550–600	575	231.00–239.00	233.56
4	600–650	602	229.00	229.00
10	650–700	672	222.00–224.00	222.60
1	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
4	750–800	780	198.00	198.00
4	850–900	875	195.00	195.00
3	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	239.00	239.00
1	700–750	735	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	706	207.00	207.00
4	1100–1150	1,112	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	353	275.00–277.00	275.79
16	400–450	428	257.50–273.00	264.76
6	450–500	477	255.00–273.00	263.05
1	500–550	505	249.00	249.00
2	550–600	568	248.00–249.00	248.50
1	600–650	600	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	830	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	210.00–220.00	215.19
1	350–400	365	207.50	207.50
4	400–450	419	200.00–225.00	215.59
2	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
4	500–550	521	190.00–200.00	197.60
2	550–600	560	200.00–202.50	201.23
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	232.50–257.50	244.47
1	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
5	350–400	373	230.00	230.00
7	400–450	402	237.50–240.00	238.22
8	450–500	467	220.00–242.00	228.04
7	500–550	535	230.00–237.50	234.64
9	550–600	559	220.00–247.00	227.73
12	600–650	614	190.00–210.00	205.84
3	700–750	715	172.50–192.50	179.26
1	750–800	780	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	279.00	279.00
2	500–550	508	264.00–275.00	269.42
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	119.00–129.00	122.79
14	—	1,254	136.00–147.00	139.28
7	—	1,192	130.00–136.00	132.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,467	135.00–151.00	140.62
12	—	1,428	129.00–135.00	131.58
4	—	1,588	118.00–128.00	122.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	107.00–118.00	112.97
23	—	1,079	118.00–135.00	124.76
3	—	805	93.00–98.00	95.83
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	156.00–164.00	159.68
2	—	1,255	145.00–149.00	146.95
5	—	1,692	168.00–185.00	175.12

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	146.00–159.00	152.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	128.00–140.00	134.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,824.39

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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